Michael L Spalsbury
May 27, 2017
Norwalk, Ohio - Michael L. Spalsbury, 60, of Norwalk, Ohio, passed away Saturday, May 27, 2017 in the University of Toledo Medical Center. He was born April 22, 1957 in Norwalk, Ohio, to the late Gerald A. and Ina Mae (Stoneham) Spalsbury, and was a lifelong area resident. Michael was an upholsterer at Norwalk Furniture for 40 years. He enjoyed...
Sherry P King
May 26, 2017
Norwalk, Ohio - Sherry P. King, 70, of Norwalk, Ohio, passed away Friday, May 26, 2017 in Twilight Gardens Home. She was born December 2, 1946 in Toledo, Ohio, to the late William and Idessa (Hennessey) Taylor, and lived in this area most of her life. Sherry was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church. She enjoyed spending time on...
Dorothy M Mcfarlin
May 26, 2017
Norwalk, Ohio - Dorothy M. McFarlin, 96, of Norwalk, Ohio, passed away Friday, May 26, 2017 in Norwalk Memorial Home. She was born September 18, 1920 in Sandusky, Ohio, to the late Leo and Mary (Lieb) Lawrence. Dorothy was a former member of Holy Angels Church in Sandusky, Ohio. She was married to Arthur J. McFarlin in Holy Angels Rectory...
Gladys Hall
May 21, 2017
Gladys Hall, 89, of New London, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 21, 2017 at Stein Hospice Care Center in Sandusky. Gladys was born on December 30, 1927, in Honaker, KY, the daughter of the late Lee and Rosie B. (nee Steele) Case. She attended Betsy Lane High School in Floyd County, KY where she was the class valedictorian. In...
Barbara A Smith
May 21, 2017
Norwalk, Ohio - Barbara A. Smith, 73, formerly of Willard, Ohio, passed away Sunday, May 21, 2017. Barbara was a local factory worker, a loving housewife, and mother. She loved to fish, and was an avid Pittsburg Steelers fan. Barbara is survived by her husband, Robert E. Smith, by her children, Bobbie Gallegos, Donald Zeiters, Douglas Zeiters, and David Zeiters,...
Ivy Lily Dobney
May 19, 2017
Ivy Lily Dobney, 100, died on May 19, 2017, at home in Brighton Township. She was born January 7, 1917, in Lorain, Ohio, to Leslie and Lily (Gower) Emary. She grew up in Amherst and graduated from Camden High School in 1934. On October 29, 1938, she married Dexter E. Dobney. They lived in Amherst until moving to a small...
Cory N. Puder
May 19, 2017
Cory N. Puder, 28, of Clarksfield, died unexpectedly in his sleep on Friday, May 19, 2017 in New York. Cory was born in Norwalk, Ohio the son of Carl M. Puder and Rochelle K. (nee Knudsen) Puder-Baker. He had been a lifelong resident of Huron County. Cory was a 2008 graduate from EHOVE's Electricity Program and New London High School...
Danny C. Hamilton
May 18, 2017
Danny C. Hamilton, 63, of Nova, passed away peacefully at his home on May 18, 2017. He was born on February 17, 1954 in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, son of the late Garfield and Edna (nee Tackett) Hamilton. Danny married Roxie (nee Wallen) on June 12, 1971 and shared 45 years and 11 months together. Danny retired in 2007 from Ford Motor...
Esther Rutter
May 18, 2017
Esther Rutter, 95, passed away May 18, 2017. Born July 17, 1921 in the Plains Ohio to Ella and William Yeager. Married to Charles Rutter over 50 years, passing away in 1990. She is survived by 2 daughters, Pat Gergel of North Carolina, Sue Owens of Ohio, 9 grandchildren, 21 grandchildren, 1 great- great grandson, and one brother; Skip Yeager....
Ava Sharon Sword
May 18, 2017
Ava Sharon Sword, 37, of Rochester, passed away suddenly on Thursday, May 18, 2017 at her home from a fatal drug overdose. Ava, like many in our community, was poisoned by the epidemic of drug addiction. Ava's pride and joy were her sons. She would be proud to see their character on display now. Rather than sweep this under the...
Richard Lee Mchugh
May 17, 2017
Richard Lee McHugh, born on August 31, 1942 in Martins Ferry, Ohio to Alfred and Betty Anne McHugh, passed away on May 17, 2017. Richard was a 1960 graduate of Warren Consolidated High School in Tiltonsville, Oh. He was an Eagle Scout where he earned his God & Country Award. He attended Ohio University and served in the United States...
Theresa "Terry" Marie Hunter
May 16, 2017
Theresa (Terry) Marie Hunter, 62, of Ashland, passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 after a short illness at University Hospital in Cleveland. Born on February 27, 1955, she was the daughter of Jeanette (Wender) Burke and the late Leonard Burke. She was born in Knoxville TN and had resided in Ashland for the past 27 years. Terry had graduated...
Margaret Hansen Needles
May 16, 2017
Margaret (nee O'Dell) Hansen Needles, 81, of North Fairfield, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at Fisher-Titus Medical Center in Norwalk. Born September 12, 1935 in Olena, Ohio, to the late Howard and Margaret (nee Ostrander) O'Dell. She graduated from Townsend-Wakeman School in Wakeman, Ohio with the class of 1953. Margaret was a school bus driver for 26 years at...
Bradley J Maitland
May 16, 2017
Monroeville, Ohio - Bradley J. Maitland, 45, of Monroeville, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017 in his home. He was born November 13, 1971 in Sandusky, Ohio, and was a lifelong area resident. He attended St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. Brad graduated from Monroeville High School in 1990. He was the former owner of Valley Beach, and had been the...
Robert A Cesare
May 15, 2017
NORWALK — After 93 well-lived years, Robert A. ("Bob") Cesare of Norwalk, passed away Monday May 15, 2017. As he wished, he began his next journey from his home with family by his side. Bob was born October 29, 1923, in Dillonvale, Ohio to the late Anthony and Letha (McLeod) Cesare, and moved to the Norwalk area with his...
Richard E Becker
May 15, 2017
Norwalk, Ohio - Richard E. Becker, 84, of Norwalk, Ohio, passed away Monday, May 15, 2017 in his home. He was born May 31, 1932 in Norwalk, Ohio, to the late Herman and Rhoda (Harris) Becker, and was a lifelong area resident. Richard was a member of the Norwalk First United Methodist Church, and was a veteran of the United...
Richard Elliott Burke
May 15, 2017
Norwalk, Ohio - Richard Elliott Burke, 79, of Norwalk, Ohio, passed away late Monday evening, May 15, 2017, in his home. He was born July 31, 1937 in Taylorville, West Virginia, to the late Elliott and Malinda (Ferrell) Burke, and came to this area in 1968 from Cleveland, Ohio. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Vietnam...
Ronald L Bills
May 14, 2017
Wakeman, Ohio - Ronald L. Bills, 79, of Wakeman, Ohio, passed away Sunday, May 14, 2017 in his home. He was born April 10, 1938 in Enid, Oklahoma, to the late Minture and Juanita (Brown) Bills. Ron was a former Norwalk, North Fairfield, Lorain, and Sheffield Lake, Ohio resident. He was a 30 year employee of the Ford Motor Company...
Richard J. "Dick" Funk
May 13, 2017
Richard J. "Dick" Funk, 96, of Willard, "slipped the surly bonds of earth ... and touched the face of God" on May 13, 2017. He passed away peacefully from complications of Parkinson's disease. Dick was a dear husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend. A native of New London, he grew up on the family farm helping his family with threshing...
Robert Elden Barnes
May 12, 2017
Norwalk, Ohio - Robert E. Barnes, 88, of Norwalk, Ohio, passed away Friday, May 12, 2017 in Portland Place, Sandusky, Ohio. He was born March 20, 1929 in Milan, Ohio, to the late Elden and Nellie (O'Berly) Barnes, and was a lifelong area resident. Bob was a 3 sport letter winner at Norwalk High School, and played American Legion baseball,...
